Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-10-20
Dusty Yesterday, wasn't it?

tOiOy ana ODeTlln stage Iluc is tile UeS'
conveyance to Oberlln.
Meglemre & Marble sell more wind
mills than anybody else.
Full line of all styles of winter boots
and shoes at BOerner Bros.
RumOrs are rife of double wedding
which will occur shortly in the vicinity
Of Colby
Reports of the Decatur county fair
show that it was successful occasion OF
the kind
Golden Bell is dandy-declared so by
by all judges of fine cigars. cents buys
it at p o.
The Oberlin Eye. with its usual enter
prise, during the Decatur county fair,
issued daily.
Complete line of ladies' and childrens'
universal patterns just received at Mrs.
A. l.. Plummer'S
For sALE.-A fine Office desk for sale
cheap. Inquire of E. VanMetre, attor-
ney at law, over Cat Office.
The arrival of the 4 p. m. daily at
tracts large crowd of Colby people,
anxious to note new arrivals.
Colby mail is now brought regularly
over the railroad. and arrives at 4p. m.
instead of p. m. as formerly.
WANTED AT once. as the Newell
House, Colby. good laundry woman
Al
A girl to do general Homework is wan
ted by MRS E. VANMETRE.
(N.W. part of town.
The Quickville Town Site company
will have a resident agency established
at Quickville hereafter See their ad. on
first page.
SCHOOL LAND For SALE.
Quarter section of fine level school
land. five miles southwest of Colby. Kan.
for $10J0 cash. For particulars inquire
at this Office.
CUMBERLAND, Oct. II, 1887.
Ed. CAT-SIR-A ten pound Kansas
Granger put in his appearance at the P.
o. at this place on Sunday morning last
All parties doing well.
An examination for the teachers of
Thomas county will be held in Colby on
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28th and Goth
w, W. WALKER,
County Supt.
Examinations in Colby public schools
are in progress this week. Prof. Sulli-
van expresses himself well pleased at the
flattering beginning made by the pupils
attending for this school year.
There will be meeting of the stock
holders of the Thomas County Live
Stock and Agricultural Association.
Tuesday, Oct 25th, at 2 o'clock. at the
Office of the County Clerk. All members
are expected to be present.
Just so. An exchange says: ''Stick to
the republican party and vote the straight
ticket in county, as in state and national
polttics.is good advice, and advice worth
needing. 1t is only those who have the
political itch that ever scratch their tick
et''
We learn that John D. Hays expects
to remove to Cheyenne, Wyoming. to
engage in the practice of his profession.
The Judge certainly has good practice
here, and prospects must be flattering to
move: However, success to the Judge
in his nav field.-Oberlin Opinion.
The Thomas county papers say their
fair was grand success. Nothing is
more conclusive of progress and stability
than large, well patronized, and sue
cessful county fair: With it, our farm
ers, merchants and mechanics are bro'l
together, intermingle views, and gain
new ideas. To gain new ideas means
progress with Americans.-Ober Opin-
ion
A change has taken place in the Low
ell town company, of Burlington, Colo.
p. s. Eustis, Gen. Passenger q Ticket
Agent of the B. & NJ. r. R., of Omaha.
has been elected president; A. j. Senter.
Esq, of Colby, has become secretary;
R. s. Newell is vice-president. The at
fairs of the company are in prosperous
condition, and Burlington is already the
principal point of eastern Colorado. and
likely to grow correspondingly with the
country.
The following letter from Hon. E. ].
Turner. U. s. Representative of this dis
trict. explains itself:
HOxIE, KAN, Oct. II, 1887.
EDITOR CAT: Will you please announce
in your paper that will be at Colby on
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 22d, for the
purpose of meeting any old soldiers and
others who may desire personal inter
view upon matters of interest to them.
Yours Truly,
E. ]. TCRxER.